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                   Dublin Port Company Environmental Management System (EMS) 
                    has achieved the Ports Environmental Review System (PERS) 
                    certification from Ecoports 
                    - a network of Ports and Port-related stakeholders sharing 
                    environmental experience. 
                  PERS 
                    is based on internationally-recognized professional best practice 
                    and�defines a basic standard of good practice for the 
                    port sector. 
                  The PERS certification is a major step�towards Dublin 
                    Port Company's objective of achieving�the international 
                    standard ISO 14001.  
                  Central to the company's EMS is the development and implementation 
                    of an environmental 
                    policy and the management of the environmental impacts 
                    of company activities.  
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